Keywords: Fence Factory, unguarded saw, circular saw, Wayne Owen, risk assessment, machine guarding, Stafford magistrates,
Unguarded saw sliced off operator's finger
Prosecutions and Claims |
19.05.2008
A fence manufacturer has been fined after a worker lost a finger in an unguarded circular saw.
The Fence Factory admitted breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act in relation to the incident.
In May 2007, an agency worker had his right index finger sliced off while ...
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